Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Burkina Faso

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
58 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by Region
Since 2015
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2025
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderVaries by Region
Since 2020
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2023
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1830
Unknown
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